Category: India News

Goswami gets new date for appearance before police

Mumbai, Oct 16: Following a request by his lawyer, Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was exempted from appearing before Mumbai Police on Friday, an official said. Goswami has been now asked to remain present before the Special Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Worli Division, on October 24, […]

BJP slams Chirag Paswan, accuses LJP of spreading confusion, lies ahead of Bihar polls

New Delhi, Oct 16: In its most direct attack on the Lok Janshakti Party, the BJP on Friday accused its president Chirag Paswan of trying to create a confusion by harping on his equations with senior leaders of the saffron party, and asserted that it had no relations with […]

Floods kill 40 in India, damage crops

MUMBAI – Floods brought by heavy rains and overflowing rivers across large swathes of western and southern India have killed at least 40 people since Wednesday and damaged rice, cotton and other crops, officials said. The worst affected state was Telangana, where excessive unseasonal rainfall on Wednesday and […]

COVID-19: 67,735 new cases take India’s virus tally to 73,07,097

New Delhi, Oct 15: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 73.07 lakh with 67,735 new cases in a day, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per cent on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases […]

Tata Group pulls ad featuring Hindu-Muslim family after outcry

NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, India – A subsidiary of India’s tea-to-telecoms Tata Group has withdrawn a jewellery advertisement featuring a Hindu-Muslim family celebrating a baby shower, following threats to one of its stores and wide criticism on social media. Muslims make up about 15% of India’s 1.3 billion people, most […]

India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.24 million

BENGALURU – India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose by 63,509 in the last 24 hours to stand at 7.24 million on Wednesday, health ministry data showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 730 to 110,586, the ministry said. India crossed the 7 million mark on Sunday, adding a […]

Cabinet approves Special Package for UT of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission

DELHI, OCTOBER 14: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved a Special Package worth Rs. 520 crore in the UTs of J&K and Ladakh for a period of five years till FY 2023-24 and ensure funding of DeendayalAntyodaya Yojana – National Rural […]

Foiled suspected BAT action from Pak side in J&K: Army

Srinagar, Oct 14: The Army on Wednesday said it has foiled suspected BAT action from Pakistani side along the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir. “Suspected BAT (Border Action Team) action bid foiled in Tangdhar. Today early morning, suspicious activity was observed of 3-4 intruders […]

As wind drops and stubble smoulders, smog returns to New Delhi

NEW DELHI – Air quality in India’s capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Tuesday as wind died down just as the burning of crop waste in fields sent smoke billowing across the north of the country. A smoggy haze settled over the city, reducing visibility significantly, as the […]

Delhi’s air quality hits ‘very poor’ level, first time this season

New Delhi, Oct 13: The national capital’s air quality was in the very poor category on Tuesday morning, the first time this season, with calm winds and low temperatures allowing accumulation of pollutants. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, an increase […]

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